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*Bid speculation lifts Diageo and Actelion. LONDON, June 8- European shares fell on Monday, weighed down by a drop in agrochemicals group Syngenta although Deutsche Bank outperformed to surge higher after boardroom changes. Bid speculation also lifted the shares of drinks group Diageo and Swiss biotech company Actelion, following reports that Shire might bid...

Bacardi has U.S. rights to " Havana Club" name. Pernod's Havana Club will have to change its name to "Havanista" for U.S. customers, because Bacardi International, now Bermuda- based after its founders fled the communist island in the 1960 s, has the U.S. rights to the " Havana Club" name. "If the embargo is lifted, we could gain access to an enormous market and a substantial...

May 13- Owens-Illinois Inc, which makes bottles for Corona and Pepsi, is to buy Mexico's Vitro SAB's glass container business for about $2.15 billion to strengthen its operations in a country that houses numerous distilleries and bottlers. Mexico houses operations for Diageo, Heineken, Corona maker Constellation Brands Inc as well as bottling operations for...

May 13- Owens-Illinois Inc, which makes bottles for Corona and Pepsi, said it would buy Mexico's Vitro SAB's food and beverage glass container business for about $2.15 billion, as it looks to expand in Latin America. The company's other large customers include Anheuser-Busch InBev, Diageo, Heineken, Nestle and SABMiller. Deutsche Bank served is O-I's financial...

PARIS, April 23- Pernod Ricard beat quarterly sales forecasts on Thursday and said its No. 2 market China should stabilise by the end of June, lifting its shares to a record high. But there have been signs of improvement recently and Pernod, the world's No.2 spirits group behind Britain's Diageo, has been benefitting from the launch of lower-priced cognacs in China...

LONDON, April 16- European equities retreated from 14- year highs on Thursday, led lower by shares in French retailer Casino, which reported slower sales growth, and Pearson, on a report that one of its educational technology projects was in trouble. Casino's stock dropped 4.6 percent after Societe Generale and Natixis cut their target prices, and Pearson fell 4...

LONDON, April 16- European equities were led lower on Wednesday by French retailer Casino, which reported slower sales growth, and Pearson, which fell following troubles with one of its educational technology projects. Casino fell 4.4 percent after Societe Generale and Natixis cut their target prices for the stock a day after it reported slower sales growth.

LONDON, April 16- European equities retreated on Thursday, with growing concerns about Greece's debt situation prompting investors to take some profits after the previous session's 14- year highs. Greece's ATG share index fell 0.8 percent as the Financial Times reported the International Monetary Fund had rebuffed a request from the country to delay loan...

LONDON, April 16- Unilever reported better than expected first quarter sales and struck a positive tone on the rest of the year, citing brighter signs in major markets such as the United States, China and India. "We are overall starting to see more tailwinds than headwinds," Chief Financial Officer Jean Marc Huet said. Huet told Reuters that Unilever's full-year...

The STOXX Europe Media index dropped 1.3 percent, the top sectoral decliner, dragged down by a 3.6 percent fall in Pearson after a report saying the Los Angeles Unified School District was seeking a refund from Apple over a bungled $1.3 billion iPad plan with curriculum from Pearson. Around Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 index was down 0.3 percent and Germany's DAX...

LONDON, April 16- Diageo, the world's largest spirits maker, reported slower quarterly trading on Thursday, hurt by tough comparisons in Britain and retailers reducing inventory in Southeast Asia. Diageo shares were down 2.9 percent at 1911 pence by 0837 GMT. Analysts were hoping for signs of improvement in the United States, Diageo's largest profit driver,...

PARIS, April 16- European stocks slipped in early trading on Thursday, halting their recent sharp rally, with shares in Diageo dropping after it posted a fall in sales. At 0707 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 0.3 percent at 1,645.20 points. Diageo, the world's largest spirits maker, was down 2.6 percent after saying net sales in the...

LONDON, April 16- Diageo, the world's largest spirits maker, reported slower quarterly trading on Thursday, hurt by tough comparisons in Britain and retailers reducing inventory in Southeast Asia. The quarterly report is the last of its kind for Diageo, which will do only half-year reporting from next financial year. Analysts were hoping for signs of...

PARIS, April 15- Rich Chinese drinkers remain a target for Remy Cointreau, though it may take 4-5 years for cognac sales in the country to return to levels hit before a crackdown on conspicuous spending in 2013, the spirits firm's new boss said. Valerie Chapoulaud-Floquet made the forecast after Remy posted a 38.7 percent jump in fourth-quarter cognac sales,...

ADDIS ABABA, April 1- International brewers are helping transform Ethiopia's business landscape as it slowly sells the assets of the former communist state and opens up to foreigners drawn to one of Africa's fastest growing economies. Heineken, Diageo and privately-owned Dutch brewer Bavaria, have snapped up state breweries or built new ones in the past four...